Commentaries
The puzzle of the EU’s China strategy is falling into place
Can Europe do more about China’s rise than watch it happen and hope for the best? Some are so alarmed by China’s growing influence that they start preparing for World […]
Europe in the World
Publications
External publications
EEAS Academic Roundtable on Women Peace and Security. Intervention by Nina Wilen
The EEAS Academic Roundtable on Women Peace and Security was organised in collaboration with the Swedish Defence University on 25 June 2019 and brought together academic scholars from across the […]
Radicalization: the origins and limits of a contested concept
‘Radicalization’ has a twisted history. At every turn, it gained a new meaning without shedding the existing one. In the beginning, ‘radicalization’ meant Muslims espousing an anti-Western, fundamentalist stance, with […]
Commentaries
Two elephants in one room: Sino-American competition and the EU at the Shangri-La Dialogue
“When elephants fight, the grass suffers, but when they make love, the grass suffers also”: this quote from Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew became the running theme at […]
Commentaries
A defence strategy alone is not enough
Belgium is not in the habit of putting down major strategies for its defense policy. In the past, capacity plans were always drawn up, which in fact usually amounted to […]
Belgian Special Forces in the Sahel: a minimal footprint with maximal output?
In a shifting geopolitical context, the Belgian Defence has intensified its presence in the Sahel region and developed a new strategic military collaboration with Niger through Operation New Nero. This […]